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(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an urgent appeal Saturday for countries that have sealed their borders and imposed travel restrictions in response to the Ebola outbreak sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo and...

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(MENAFN) China has dispatched a specialized medical team to the Democratic Republic of Congo to bolster the fight against a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak that the World Health Organization has designated a public health emergency of international...

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(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump declared Monday that he is "concerned" by the accelerating Ebola outbreak, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that an American citizen has contracted the deadly virus.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on countries to reconsider travel restrictions and border closures introduced in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic...

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(MENAFN) The Congolese government has ruled out shutting down schools in the country's outbreak-stricken eastern provinces, even as the deadly Ebola virus has claimed the lives of at least five students since the current surge began in mid-May, a...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump said Monday that he is “concerned” about what he described as an Ebola “breakout,” following confirmation from US health authorities that an American citizen has been infected.

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(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to reconsider travel restrictions imposed in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring Uganda, warning that such measures...

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(MENAFN) Egypt on Wednesday renewed its call for closer collaboration among Nile Basin nations, stressing the importance of reaching common ground on water-related matters in a manner that benefits all countries involved and avoids causing harm to...

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(MENAFN) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has designated Ahunna Eziakonwa of Nigeria as his new special adviser on Africa, according to a statement issued on Friday.

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(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Ahunna Eziakonwa of Nigeria as his Special Adviser on Africa, according to a UN statement released Friday.

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New studies show DREAMS program boosts incomes, savings, and resilience in refugee communities across East Africa The IKEA Foundation has committed $7.4m to fund the next stage of DREAMS in Ethiopia while the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has...

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(MENAFN) The Ebola outbreak linked to the Bundibugyo strain has extended into an additional health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), increasing the number of affected zones nationwide to 26, according to reports from the...

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Colombia has become the first Latin American country to prohibit FGM, with Indigenous women leading the campaign to protect girls from this harmful practice.

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An evening centered on cultural diplomacy, international service, and community connection WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 27, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Rotary Club of Washington, D.C., in partnership with the Embassy of Colombia,...

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Washington, D.C., June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Fatty Liver Day 2026 comes at a pivotal moment for liver health worldwide.

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Beijing, CHINA, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Soft alpaca dolls made from Peruvian alpaca wool, once a viral highlight at the annual China International Import Expo (CIIE), now sit permanently on shelves at the Hongqiao Import Commodity...

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(MENAFN) At least 131 suspected fatalities and 513 probable infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's latest Ebola outbreak, DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba disclosed Tuesday during a special briefing in Kinshasa...

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(MENAFN) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that the Ebola outbreak sweeping the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda poses a "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level" risk — while firmly...

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(MENAFN) A coalition of Western governments and the European Union urgently appealed Friday for warring factions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to stand down and allow emergency responders to combat a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak...

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(MENAFN) The Ebola epidemic ravaging the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has crossed a grim milestone, surpassing 500 confirmed infections, according to the latest figures published by the National Institute of Public Health....